Quartus 17.1 What does this error message mean?

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It error always happens in the versions 16.0, 17.1.

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You didn't actually tell when it happens, e.g. compiling a specific project, in which phase, etc.

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After this error, I need to restart my computer because the USBblaster does not work after that.

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This is usually indicating that part of Quartus is still running. To terminate it without restarting Windows, you can use the task manager.